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Sale 111
The Manuscript & Collectibles Auction
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Lot 101 |
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Pierce, Franklin -- ALS as President (1804-1869) 14th President of the United States (1853-57). Autograph letter signed "Franklin Pierce" as President, one page, 6¼ x 4¼", Washington, June 28, 1856. "My dear Miss Pleasanton, I appreciate your kind verbal message communicated by Mrs. Pierce and beg you to accept for yourself and sister the assurance of my sincere interest and regard." Fine condition. Matted with an engraving of Pierce and framed to an overall size of 20¼ x 10¼". Frame has a nick in lower edge, easily fixed; otherwise ready for display. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Lot 102 |
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Polk, James K. -- The President Elect Gives His Itinerary to Washington For His Inauguration (1795-1849) 11th President of the United States (1845-49). Autograph letter signed as President Elect, one page, 10 x 7¾", Columbia, Tennessee, Jan. 4, 1845. To John Law (1796-1873) an Indiana judge and politician who would serve as Congressman from Indiana from 1861 to 1865. Exactly two months before his Inauguration, Polk reports on his intended itinerary to Washington and hopes that Law will accompany him. In part: "My present purpose is to leave Nashville on Monday the 3d and to reach Louisville on the 6th or 7th February. I shall be much pleased to have your company from that point to Washington, - and hope you may be able to carry out your intention to accompany me." Soiled address leaf has Law's address in Polk's hand; it is cancelled from Columbia, TEN on Jany 6, with manuscript postage. Docket reads "President Polk." Letter has normal foldsand light toning. Boldly penned and signed in Polk's neat hand. Polk was the first dark horse presidential candidate selected by a major political party. His inauguration, and that of his Vice President, George M. Dallas, took place on Tuesday, March 4, 1845. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP
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Lot 103 |
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1769 Prescott Family Engraved Walking Stick. Hickory shaft walking stick measuring 51" in length, with a lead cap at bottom. At top there is a 3.5" silver cap embossed with classical motif of a mother flanked by two nude children. Beneath the cap is a .75" brass collar period-inscribed: WP AUG 1769. Another brass collar with rolled edges, about 1.5", is immediately below and is engraved with the initials of subsequent Prescott family members with their birth and death dates: Maj. W.P. b 1728 d 1811, Capt. W.P. b 1762 d 1845, Dr. W.P. b 1788 d 1875, Col. W.C.P. b 1821, Mrs. G.S. nee P. b 1859, G.P.S. b 1881. Based on the consistent style of engraving and absence of death dates for younger descendants, this collar likely dates from the 1880s. The stick's original owner was family patriarch William Prescott (1728-1811), a New Hampshire resident who played an active role in the Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of Major. His son, William Prescott (1762-1845) attained fame as a plough-maker and also served in the NH Militia. His son William Prescott (1788-1875) graduated from Dartmouth College as a physician and authored a Prescott family history over 600 pages long. William C Prescott's title of Colonel also seems to be in the NH Militia, as his name doesn't appear in any Civil War rosters. A remarkably well-documented Revolutionary War gentleman's walking stick. Excellent condition. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP
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[Presidents] Calvin Coolidge and Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover. Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States (1923-29). Photograph inscribed and signed as Vice President: "To E. S. Hooley, With Regards / Calvin Coolidge / November 1922," 11 x 7¾" (sight). A chest-up photo by Harris & Ewing, Washington. Attractively matted and framed to 17 x 14" with name plaque at top of mat. A distinguished portrait, in fine condition. With Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States (1929-33). Photo signed by both Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944), 10 x 6½", n.p., n.d. A full-length portrait in a wooded environment with an American flag in the background, signed across the bottom. The President signed in blue ink across his and his wife's light clothing. The First Lady, who was a scholar and linguist, signed in darker ink below. The Hoovers met while both were studying at Stanford University. Fine condition. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Lot 105 |
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[Presidents] Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and George W. Bush. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Presidential engraving signed "Dwight D. Eisenhower" as President, 14 x 11", U.S. Printing Office, Washington, n.d. (White House transmittal envelope is present and is dated 2/10/1956). A few indentations to upper background, else fine. Richard Nixon. Typed letter signed "Richard Nixon," on a Casa Pacifica note card, Dec. 27, 1978. With holograph greeting, date, and postscript. To conservative columnist Victor Lasky: "These memento-type Presidential glasses come as a token of apreciation for a valued friendship and with warmest good wishes for a happy and prosperous year in 1979." The handwritten postscript adds, "Your column on Oxford was superlative! RN." Fine condition. With original transmittal envelope. George W. Bush. Card engraved "The President / Crawford, Texas" with a Presidential Seal, signed boldly in blue marker, 4¾ x 7¼", n.d. Accompanied by the unused envelope engraved "The President" and with a Presidential Seal on the flap. Very fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Lot 106 |
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[Presidents] Four Newspapers Pertaining to Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Zachary Taylor, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Newspapers include:
National Intelligencer, Washington, Oct. 23, 1807, with a page 3 Proclamation by President Thomas Jefferson granting pardon to deserters from the Army, signed in type;
National Intelligencer, Washington, Feb. 24, 1848, mourning the death of John Quincy Adams on mourning-bordered pages 2-3;
The Daily Union, Washington, Mar. 6, 1849, with news of the inauguration of Zachary Taylor.
The Stars and Stripes, Mediterranean Edition, April 16,1945. Printed in Italy. Front-page story, continued inside, on Franllin D. Roosevelt's funeral and a photo of his funeral cortege. All four papers are very good or fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP
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[Presidents] George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. George H.W. Bush (1924-2018) 41st President of the United States (1989-93). Two photographs signed and inscribed as a member of the House of Representatives from Texas' 7th District, one 7 x 6¾" and one 9¾ x 7½", n.p., n. d. (between 1967-1971). Both are inscribed to Gerry Donen. One says, "To my old friend Gerry with fondest memories of some very happy days. George Bush, M.C. 7th - Texas"; the other says "To Gerry Donen - my old friend, with warm regards, George Bush, M.C." Photos lightly toned but fine. Both matted and housed in wooden frames, 12 x 11¼" and 14½ x 11½".
Bill Clinton (1946 -) 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001) Partly-printed document signed "Bill Clinton" as Governor of Arkansas, one page, 13¼ x 7¾", Little Rock, Feb. 8, 1979. Appointing William E. McMath a member of the Arkansas Cemetery Board. Countersigned by Paul Riviere, Secretary of State of Arkansas. Gold Governor's seal is to the left of Clinton's bold signature. He served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992. Fine condition. Matted with two images to an overall size of 16 x 20".
The two Presidents became good friends after being asked by President George W. Bush to work together to raise funds for disasters, including Katrina, the earthquake in Haiti, and the Indian Ocean tsunami. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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[Presidents] Group of Presidential Signatures: Fillmore, Hayes, Cleveland, Wilson, Hoover. Group of six presidential signatures on a card or paper : Millard Fillmore Signature, place and date, "Millard Fillmore / Buffalo, Sept. 7th 1870," on a 2 x 4" card. Rutherford B. Hayes Two cards with signature, "R.B. Hayes", one 1¼ x 2 5/8", matted with a color image of Hayes to 11 x 14"; the other signature is on a 2 x 3½" card, 1½ x 2". Grover Cleveland Signature on a 1½ x 2" card, matted with an image of Cleveland to 11 x 12½". Woodrow Wilson, Sentiment and signature, "Most sincerely yours, Woodrow Wilson," 1¼ x 3¼", matted with an image of Wilson to 12 x 16". Herbert Hoover Signature in turquoise ink on a card from The Towers / The Waldorf-Astoria / New York (where Hoover lived for over 30 years), 2¼ x 4 5/8", matted with an image of Hoover to 18 x 12". All six items in fine condition. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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[Presidents] Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Calvin Coolidge. Three items signed by three future Presidents: (1) Grover Cleveland. Autograph letter signed as Governor of New York, on "Executive Mansion, Albany" stationery, 1½ pp, 7¾ x 4¾", Nov. 21, 1884. To D.J. Hagerty, thanking "the journeymen hatters of Brooklyn who presented me with the beautiful specimen of their work as handicraft. I especially prize it as a token of the confidence they have in my friendship to them and as an evidence of their appreciation of my efforts…to protect their interests…." Light soiling; a line crosses the signature, else fine. (2) William McKinley Typed letter signed on personal letterhead, one page, 8¼ x 5½", Canton, Ohio, June 30, 1896. To William N. King of Columbus, Ohio, thanking him for his telegram of congratulations. Fine; large, bold signature. McKinley had just been chosen as the Republican presidential nominee at their convention in St. Louis. He won the election and was re-elected in 1900, but six months later was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. (3) Calvin Coolidge. Partly-printed check signed as lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, Northampton Mass., Sept. 4, 1917. Written on The Hampshire County National Bank and paid to the Union Club of Boston for $1.65. Fine; cancellation holes touch the top of the "C" in "Calvin." All three items fine overall. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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[Presidents] James Monroe, John Tyler, and James K. Polk. James Monroe (1758-1831) 5th President of the U.S. 91817-25). Signature "Jas. Monroe" on 1 x 2¾" paper, matted with a standing image of Monroe, to 12 x 9". John Tyler (1790-1862) 10th President of the U.S. (1841-45). Large signature, "J. Tyler" on 1 x 3½" paper, matted with an image to 11 x 14". James K. Polk (1795-1849) 11th President of the U.S. (1845-49). Sentiment and signature, "Very truly Your friend James K. Polk," on 1¼ x 3¼" paper, n.p., n.d. Matted with an engraving to 9 x 12". All fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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[Presidents] Three Democrats: Truman, Kennedy, and Clinton. Harry S. Truman.Typed memorandum signed with his initials, "H.S.T." as President, on pale green The White House letterhead, one page, 8¾ x 7", Washington, Oct. 15, 1949. To Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, regarding Austrian-born sculptor Feliz Weihs de Weldon (1907-2003), who would create the famous Iwo Jima Memorial sculpture in 1954 and who would be appointed by Truman to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. Truman writes: "I appreciate your interest in Felix Weihs de Weldon. We will look him up."
John F. Kennedy. Tiny piece of hair cut by celebrity barber Harry Gelbart in Beverly Hills in July 1963. With sworn, notarized statement by Gelbart, with newspaper articles about the clipping and the barber being invited to JFK's inauguration. From the estate of the late Louis Mushro. Hair in a small gilt frame attached to a piece of paper with color image of JFK and a statement from Mushro.
Bill Clinton 10 x 8" color photo signed in black marker in lower border. All items fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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[Quasi War] Document Re Disbanding the Army From America's Undeclared Naval War With France, Signed by Alexander Hamilton's Quartermaster. Endorsement signed "Aa Ogden QMG", on verso of a manuscript document signed by Major Denman, one page, 8 x 6½", [Elizabeth Town, N.J.] July 31, 1800. Being a receipt for "freight of Schooner to New York from Eliz.h Town, with public Stores." Denman acknowledges receipt of $40 from Elias B. Dayton (who was the brother of Jonathan Dayton and son of Elias Dayton of Revolutionary War fame). Ogden's endorsement, in another hand, says, "The within service was performed after the disbanding of the army under the General order for that purpose by my direction." Light toning, heavier at folds. During the undeclared naval war with France (1798-1800), the United States raised a provisional army to counter a possible French invasion. George Washington was the nominal commander but Alexander Hamilton, as Inspector General, was really in charge. The hostilities were conducted at sea and the army never saw action. This document concerns the disbanding of the army, three regiments of which were encamped in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Randolph, Peyton -- 1773 Five Pound Virginia Note Signed (1721-75) First and third President of the Continental Congress. Virginia (James River Bank) Five Pound Note signed by Peyton Randolph, Robert Carter Nicholas, and John Blair, 2¾ x 6¼", April 1, 1773. Small ship vignette at upper left and decorative border at left margin. Vertical separations and small pinholes are barely visible due to silking on verso. John Blair (1732-1800) was a signer of the U.S. Constitution; his signature is faint. Robert Carter Nicholas (1728-80) opposed the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, but was a member of the committee appointed to draft a declaration of rights and a new form of government for Virginia. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
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Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New-Jersey, 1808. By William Sandford Pennington. Newark: Printed by W. Tuttle & Co., 1808. The volume covers from May Term 1806 to February Term 1808. Hard copy, small quarto, rebacked calf with marbled pastedown, gilt titles on spine, 421 pages plus A Table of Principal Matter. Small closed tear on title page; old tape repairs in top margin of some pages of Table, with small paper loss at top margin of last page. John Hollowell's copy; his name is at top of title page. A good tight copy. Estimate Value $125 - UP
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[Revolutionary War] -- Hutchinson, Thomas--1737 Document Signed by Future Royal Governor of Massachusetts Bay (1711-1780), Royal Governor of Massachusetts Bay (1771-74). His stringent measures helped precipitate colonial unrest which would lead to the American Revolution. In 1765 Bostonians, who blamed him for the Stamp Act, sacked his home. He was Acting Governor at the time of the Boston Massacre (1770). In 1773 he insisted that a shipment of imported tea be landed before being given clearance papers, resulting in the Boston Tea Party. In 1774 Hutchinson was replaced by General Thomas Gage as military governor and he sailed to England where he acted as an adviser to George III.
Document signed "Thom. Hutchinson" as a member of the Boston Board of Selectmen. 6¼ x 5", on laid paper, Boston, Oct. 1737. A receipt signed by Hutchinson for expenses incurred in carrying out his duties as a selectman. With two engravings of Hutchinson. Estimate Value $300 - UP
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[Revolutionary War] Charles-Hector, Comte d'Estaing -- 1779 Order Given as He Embarks for Savannah (1729-94) Commander of the first French fleet sent in support of the American colonists during the American Revolution. Autograph document signed "D'Estaing" one page, in French, 5 x 7½", on board the ship The Languedoc, Aug. 15, 1779. D'Estaing gives his titles: Charles Henry Comte D'Estaing Vice-Admiral of France, Lieutenant General of the Armies of the King, Chevalier of the Orders [of the King], Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's Forces in the Leeward Islands. As he prepares to sail from Grenada for what would prove to be an unsuccessful attempt to retake Savanah, Georgia from the British, d'Estaing appoints Mr. Saint Laurent, marine guard stationed on the ship Le Marveillais, as Ensign. After being unsuccessful in his attempts to blockade British Admiral Richard Howe in New York Bay, and failing to engage the British fleet near Newport, Rhode Island because of a storm, d'Estaing managed to capture Grenada. He was seriously wounded in the attack on Savannah and was forced to return to France. He became commander of the National Guard at Versailles and was made Admiral in 1792, but was arrested and guillotined during the Terror after having testified for Marie Antoinette. Estimate Value $750 - UP
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[Revolutionary War] Connecticut Pay Voucher and Early Connecticut Broadside. Pay voucher signed by three members of the Connecticut Pay Table Committee: John Chenward, James Church, and Samuel Wyllis, 6½ x 8½", Pay Table Office, Nov. 24, 1779, ordering John Lawrence, Treasurer of Connecticut, to pay Capt. Bradford Steel six hundred sixty-six pounds nineteen shillings and seven pence S[terling] M[oney] and to charge the state. Fine. Capt. Steel signed in receipt on verso. Toned, else fine. Samuel Wyllis was appointed Lt. Col. of the 2nd Connecticut Regt. in 1775 (then promoted to Colonel July 1, 1775), which he commanded until Jan. 1, 1776, then remained in command when the regiment was reorganized as the 22nd Continental Regt. From 1777-1781 he commanded the 3rd Connecticut Regiment in the Connecticut Line, serving under General Samuel Holden Parsons. He was later appointed Maj. Gen. of the Connecticut Militia.
Accompanied by a Colonial Connecticut broadside, one page, 9¾ x 6¼", July 16, 1755. Headed "Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windham in his Majesty's Colony of Connecticut…" Pertaining to the estate of John Fitch, signed by Ichabod Robinson. Some toning and staining. Very good. Estimate Value $250 - UP
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Revolutionary War Naval Commander John Paul Jones: 18th Century Hand-Tinted Stipple Engraving (1747-92) Scottish-born sailor who joined the fledgling Continental Navy to fight against the British. Hand-tinted period stipple engraving of a wide-eyed Jones with pistols tucked in his waistband. Engraved by J. Chapman and dated August 1st 1796. Plate is 6½ x 4½ on 7¾ x 4 5/8" board. Light foxing to paper and a couple of small chips in lower corners, not affecting image,
Very good to fine. The intrepid Scotsman was a founder of the U.S. Navy and is best remembered for his 1779 encounter aboard the Bon Homme Richard with HMS Serapis. When the British captain asked if he surrendered, he defiantly replied, "I have just begun to fight!" Estimate Value $250 - UP
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Revolutionary War Officers With Pennsylvania Connections: Clement Biddle and Walter Stewart. Clement Biddle (1740-18140) was Commissary General at Valley Forge under George Washington; in 1781 Biddle was made quartermaster general of the Pennsylvanian troops. From 1789 to 1793 he served as the first U.S. Marshal for Pennsylvania. Manuscript document signed "Clement Biddle," 2pp, folio, laid paper, Philadelphia, Dec. 4, 1799. Being an "Account of Repairs of Ship Commerce." Fine condition.
With a manuscript document signed "Walter Stewart" as Surveyor, one page, folio, on laid, watermarked paper, June 1794. Stewart approves an accounting for services of the collector for the district of Pennsylvania. Fine. Stewart (1756-1796) served as an aide de camp to Horatio Gates for a year and was given command of the Pennsylvania State Regiment, which became the 13th Pa. His regiment was involved in the 1780 Pennsylvania Line Mutiny and he was deeply involved in the Newburgh Conspiracy. Estimate Value $300 - UP
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Revolutionary War Soldier's Pewter Tea Caddy and Creamer Plus Letter & Broadside -- Robert Wilson, Who Accepted the British Standards at Yorktown. Four items belonging to Robert Wilson (1755-1811), the youngest commissioned officer in the Continental Army. The caddy is a narrow oval box with a hinged lid and nob handle, with lock but lacking key. Exterior with ornate engraving on walls and lid, the walls with floral borders and swags and oval cartouche on both sides with the initials "R W." The lid has similar pendant border and central starburst emanating from the handle. The hinge with, apparently, several repairs, one old and perhaps contemporary with the box, along with some more recent work. The lid has an added inscription: "Used in Camp in the War of the Revolution, 1781." Height: 4½ in.; Width: 5½ in. Condition better than Fine. Along with the caddy is a contemporary creamer, footed, with deep-bowl and arching handle. Border and shield cartouche engraved in same manner seen on canister, but by a different hand. The shield bears the initials, "R A W"; some dark spots in the patina. Height: 5 in. Overall fine condition. Accompanied by a letter from Wilson's mother, [2 pp, c. 1786] during Indian hostilities along the Mohawk River in New York, expressing her happiness "to hear that you have compleated your Service without having rec'd a Wound…now that these scenes of blood shed are over…"; letter has stains, chips, and paper fill. Finally, a broadside, 13¼ x 12", Manlius, N.Y., Apr. 22, 1807, headed "TO the People of Onandag County," signed in type by Wilson, in which he attacks the publishers of "Plain Truth" for malighing his reputation.
Robert Wilson was the youngest commissioned officer in the American Army. He was 18 at the time of the Battle of Yorktown. On October 19, 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered with his entire force, military and naval, to the allied forces of America and France. The Army, with all of its artillery, stores, military chest, etc., was surrendered to General Washington; the Navy, with its appointments, was surrendered to French Admiral de Grasse. The delivery of the colors is recounted in Benson J. Lossing's The Pictorial Field-Book Of The Revolution: "…For this purpose, twenty-eight British captains, each bearing a flag in a case, were drawn up in line. Opposite to them, at a distance of six paces, twenty-eight American sergeants were placed in line to receive the colors. Ensign Wilson of Clinton's brigade, the youngest commissioned officer in the army (being then only eighteen years of age), was appointed by Colonel Hamilton, the officer of the day, to conduct this interesting ceremony. When Wilson gave the order for the British captains to advance two paces, to deliver up their colors, and the American sergeants to advance two paces to receive them, the former hesitated, and gave as a reason that they were unwilling to surrender their flags to noncommissioned officers. Hamilton, who was at a distance, observed this hesitation, and rode up to inquire the cause. On being informed, he willingly spared the feelings of the British captains, and ordered Ensign Wilson to receive them himself, and hand them to the American sergeants…". Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Goldberg Auctions, Sept. 20, 2003, Lot 22; Stuart Goldman Collection.
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Revolutionary War Steel Engravings: "The Unfortunate Death of Major André" and "The Surrender of Earl Cornwallis". "The Unfortunate Death of Major André. (Adjutant General to the English Army) at Head Quarters in New York, Octr. 2, 1780, who was found within the American Lines in the character of a Spy." Engraving by Goldar after Hamilton, 11½ x 8". Ornate border; light stain at top left and small paper loss in upper right corner. George Washington offered to exchange André, who was captured behind enemy lines wearing civilian clothing, for the American traitor Benedict Arnold, and called André "more unfortunate than criminal, An accomplished man and a gallant officer." The second steel engraving is "The Surrender of Earl Cornwallis…" Engraved by Thornton after Hamilton, 14¼ x 9". Some damage at upper edge and thinning, with a couple of small tape repairs on verso at far right edge. Cornwallis, pleading illness, did not attend the surrender ceremony, but sent his second-in-command, General Charles O'Hara, to carry his sword to the American and French commanders. Washington, refusing to accept the insult, sent General Benjamin Lincoln to accept it. A pair of fine black and white steel engravings. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- Air Mail Issue Signed as President. Sheet of fifty 20¢ Air Mail stamps signed as President in the blank left margin, no place, no date. Also signed by Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior. Earlier mounting remnants affect top portions of both signatures. Matted with small images of FDR and Ickes and a note which includes, "From the collection of President Roosevelt." Framed to an overall size of 19 x 23½". FDR was an avid philatelist, having started collecting as a child and continuing throughout his life, including the presidency. It was a major means of relaxation for him. Harold Ickes (1874-1952) served as Secretary of the Interior from 1933-46. Both signatures were signed in blue ink. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (1901-09). Check signed, New York, Feb. 25, 1913. Drawn on his account at the Astor Trust Company and payable to Theodore Douglas Robinson in the amount of $500. Fine condition. Cancellation perforations do not touch the strong signature. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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[Salem Witch Trials] Nathaniel Saltonstall -- ADS by Salem Witchcraft Judge Who Resigned After the First Trial (1639-1707) One of nine judges appointed in 1692 to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, a special court assembled to try persons accused of practicing witchcraft in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Saltonstall quit after the first trial (that of Bridget Bishop) and became a critic of the proceedings. He was replaced by Judge Corwin. Autograph document signed "Nath Saltonstall" as Justice of the Peace, one page, 3½ x 8", Haverhil (Mass.), Nov. 11, 1702. To the constable of Haverhil, ordering him to take one John Ford into custody and take him to Justice Penhallow or deliver him to a constable in Hampton. Mr. John Bickford had given a Bond of Recognition and all costs were to be recovered. Written on laid paper, which is toned but otherwise fine. Boldly penned and signed. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
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Schuyler, Philip -- Alexander Hamilton's Father-in-Law Gives An Accounting of the Estate of General John Bradstreet. Philip Schuyler (1733-1804) was an American soldier, political leader, member of the Continental Congress, and father-in-law of Alexander Hamilton. He was one of four major generals commissioned in the Continental Army when the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775. Manuscript document signed "Ph Schuyler" twice, as executor of the estate of General John Bradstreet, a British officer in the French and Indian War who led the "Battoe Men," 3 pages front and back, 12½ x 7¾", Albany, New York. Being an accounting of the estate of Lieut. Col. John Bradstreet, who died on Sept. 25, 1774. One page is signed on Nov. 29, 1774 and another on March 12, 1787. Dates for items listed range from 1762 to 1787. One page lists "The Heirs of the late Genl. Bradstreet in account current"; another page is an "Abstract of monies received from, and of disbursements…"; another is "The Estate of the late General Bradstreet in account current." Pages are toned and worn, with edge chips and splits; old tape repairs on docket page. Still, a boldly penned and signed document by a Revolutionary War hero to help his friend, a British officer who died just before the onset of the American Revolution. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
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Sherman, Roger -- Signer From Rhode Island (1721-93) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island; he was the only person to sign the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. At the Constitutional Convention, he helped prevent the Convention from disintegrating by promoting the Connecticut Compromise, which provided for a bicameral legislature using a dual system of representation, establishing the basis of the present system of federal government.
Partly-printed document signed as Justice of the Peace, one page, 12¼ x 7¼", Litchfield County, New Milford, March 2, 1756. Sherman attests to the sell of land in New Milford to James Buck by Nathaniel Bostwick, Paul Welch, and Joseph Ferris, who are the proprietors of land in New Milford, commonly called Patronage Lands. Printed and written on laid, watermarked paper. A couple of old tape repairs to folds on verso. Print, script, and signature are all bold. Estimate Value $600 - UP
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Sherman, William T. -- Civil War Document Signed as Military Governor of Occupied Memphis. Document signed "W.T. Sherman" as Major General Commanding, one page, ruled paper, 2½ x 7", Memphis, Nov. 25 (18)62. Sherman writes an endorsement for a civilian: "Mr. E E Clark of Memphis has been of service to the United States and is entitled to favor at the hand of its Army & officers." Lightly toned; a worn horizontal fold traverses the top of Sherman's initials. Matted with an engraving of Sherman in uniform and framed to an overall size of 17 x 14¼". In July 1862, Sherman was appointed military governor of Memphis, which had been seized in June. This document was written as the Vicksburg Campaign was about to begin. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Two Union Generals: Daniel Sickels and George Sears Greene. Daniel Sickles (1819-1914) Union general, congressman and diplomat, also known for being the first person acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity (after killing Francis Scott Key's son). Check signed "D. Sickles," New York, June 25, 1885. A Bank of the Metropolis check, engrossed in Sickles' hand, to Herring & Co. for $9.50. Attractively matted with an engraving and a biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 16¾ x 23½".
With George Sears Greene (1801-99) Civil engineer and Union general; hero at Culps Hill. Civil War-date document signed "Geo. S. Greene," one page, 10 x 8", May 15, 1862. One month after being promoted to brigadier general, Greene signs a Certificate of Disability For Discharge for Milo B. Collins of the New York State Volunteers. Handsomely matted with an engraving and a biographical plaque to an overal size of 24 x 28". Estimate Value $250 - UP
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Slavery: 1847 Kentucky Last Will and Testament of James McClure Disposing of His Property, Including Selling a Slave Girl to Her Father, a Free Man. Manuscript Last Will and Testament of James G. McClure of Bourbon County, Kentucky, 3½ pages, 9¾ x 8", Oct. 19, 1847. McClure divides his property between his wife, his stepson, and his three daughters, of whom Mary Elizabeth is to receive her share of the estate, as well as her father's "gold watch and my interest in the slaves of the estate of John M. Jameson…held as dower in said estate." He wants "my boy slave Jefferson to be sold to some person whom my executor may think will make him a humane kind master." He adds, " I have sold my girl slave Mary Ellen to her father Elijah Howse a free man of collor [sic] for three Hundred dollars one half of the purchase money to be paid in twelve months from this date and the other half in twelve months thereafter the said Elijah Howse is to get possession of said Mary Ellen when he makes the first payment and I am to hold a lean [sic] on said girl until the whole amount is paid…." Fine. An unusual will. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Smith, Edmund Kirby -- Scarce War-date Letter by the Confederate General (1824-1893) Confederate lieutenant general who led troops at First Bull Run, fought under Bragg at Perryville, and commanded forces in the Trans-Mississippi, crushing Banks in the Red River Campaign. Scarce war-date letter signed "E. Kirby Smith" as major general commanding, one page, 9¾ x 7½", Hd.Qrs. Reserve Division A.P. Feb. 5, 1862. To Major Thos. G. Rhett, A.A. Gen. In part: "General Order No. 2…being essential to a proper understandong of Department Order No 20, Feby 3d 1862, I request that I may be furnished with a few copies." Very good. Light toning; show-through from notations on verso. In February 1862, Smigh was sent west to command the Army of East Tennessee. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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St. Clair, Arthur -- Warrant Signed by the Future President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1737-1818) Revolutionary War general; President of the United States in Congress Assembled (Feb. 2, 1787-Oct. 29, 1787) and first Governor of Northwest Territory (1788-1802). Partly-printed document signed "Ar. St. Clair" as a justice of the court in Pennsylvania, one page, 4¾ x 11½", Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 (1773). Ordering the Sheriff of Westmoreland County to obtain from " the goods and chattles, lands and tenements of Robert McCully late of Cumberland County Yeoman…Indian Trader in your Bailiwick…" the sum of seventy five pounds three shillings which Alexander Lowrey of Westmoreland recovered against McCully, as well as damages of two pounds eleven shillings & six pence, and to bring "those Monies before our Justices at Westmoreland at Our County Court of Common Pleas there to be held the first Tuesday in January next…." Toned, with tape repairs at folds on verso. Estimate Value $400 - UP
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Stuart, J.E.B. -- Endorsement Signed by the Legendary Confederate Cavalry Commander (1833-64) Confederate general; legendary cavalry commander. Endorsement signed as Major General, 7¾ x 6½", April 22, 1863. He writes, "Hd.Qrs. Cav. Divn. / 22d - April 1863 / Approved & respectfully forwarded. J.E.B. Stuart / Major Genl." Countersigned by Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Col. William C. Wickham. Written on the verso of a statement by Capt. A. Maben Hobson, Co. F, 4th Reg. Va. Cav that James Foster, who had been a volunteer in Co D, 18th Va. Battalion of Artillery, had revealed himself to be a British citizen once his initial term of service had ended, obtained his papers from the British Consul, and enlisted in Capt. Hobson's company, proving himself to be a good soldier. Col Wickham summarizes this information, notes that Foster "is one of my best men and was not liable to conscription…" and signs it. "Fitz Lee Brig Genl Comdy." The question seems to have been whether the soldier should be able to receive benefits. Overall toning and soiling; professionally reinforced at two folds, not touching endorsements or signatures, and silked on side with Hobson's statement, not on side with endorsements and signatures. One small nick at bottom margin, just touching the tail of the "j" in "Major." Boldly penned and signed. An interesting example of a British subject enlisting in the Confederacy. This J.E.B. Stuart endorsement was signed just six weeks before Gettysburg and just over a year before his death at the battle of Yellow Tavern on May 11, 1864. Estimate Value $5,500 - UP
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Taft, William Howard and Harry Truman, Plus Two Unsuccessful Presidential Candidates: Goldwater and Jackson. William H. Taft. (1857-1930) 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921-1930), the only person to have held both offices. Typed letter signed "Wm H Taft" as Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, on official letterhead, one page, 10½ x 8", Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 16, 1899. To George Leonard of the U.S. Court of Appeals, enclosing a letter of recommendation [not present] for Kibby, hoping that vouchers he had submitted were approved, and giving news of his schedule during Christmas week: "Do not encourage any inquiring counsel to think that I am anxious to meet them during that interval." Some bleed-through of type in text, else fine. Harry Truman (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States (1945-53). Typed letter signed "Harry S Truman," on personal letterhead, one page, 10½ x 7¼", Independence, Missouri, May 24, 1968. To Mr. and Mrs. John Horton in Chevy Chase, Maryland, thanking them for birthday wishes. Fine. Truman's birthday was May 8th and he had just turned 84 years old. Additionally, a 10 x 8" color photo signed and inscribed by Barry Goldwater (1909-98), the five-term Arizona senator who was the 1964 Republican presidential nominee; and a Jesse Jackson signed inscribed FDC "Keep Hope Alive! Jesse C. Jackson 1/22/96." The FDC features Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was issued and cancelled in 1979 in Atlanta. Jackson (1941 -) is a civil right activist and minister who was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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Talleyrand, Charles-Maurice de -- Document Signed as French Foreign Minister Under Napoleon (1754-1838) French laicized bishop, politician, and diplomat who served during the regime of Louis XVI, during the French Revolution, under Napoleon, Louis XVIII, and Louis-Philippe. Document signed as French Foreign Minister, one page, 7 x 8", in French, Paris, 28 fructidor year 10 (Sept. 15, 1802). Talleyrand certifies that the signature of citizen Champagny is authentic. With Talleyrand's stamp as Minister of Foreign Relations, numerous other signatures and stamp of the French Embassy in Vienna. Matted and framed to 19½ x 20¼". Talleyrand became known to Americans when he demanded a bribe (among other conditions) to meet with American envoys sent by President John Adams in an attempt to negotiate and calm war sentiment caused by France's seizure of American merchant ships. Called the XYZ Affair, it precipitated an undeclared naval war between the United States and France (1798-1800) called the Quasi War. Estimate Value $250 - UP
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Taylor, Zachary -- 1820 Letter Signed as Lt. Col (1784-1850) 12th President of the United States (Mar. 4, 1849-July 9, 1850). Letter signed "Z. Taylor Lt Col 8th Regt U.S. Inf[y] Comd[y]," 3 pages, 9¾ x 7¾", Cantonment Bay of St. Louis [Mississiippi], Nov. 30, 1820. To Brig. Gen. D[aniel] Parker, who was Adjutant and Inspector General of the Army from 1814 to 1821 and Chief Clerk of the War Department. In part: "you ask why I do not send 'two good officers to recruit under the order of April 7th 1820.' The printed general order of that date rec'd by me directed all…recruiting parties to be withdrawn, & the recruits together with the clothing & all other public property, to be removed to their respective Regiments & Corps…" He refers to an omission in the general order regarding Capt. Humphrey's recruiting trip to Philadelphia and states that the War Department's wish regarding the other officers of the Regiment will be complied with as soon as he hears from Gen. Parker on the subject. Taylor discusses double rations being charged at Fort Covington and complains that "officers employed on the most fatigueing & laborious duties such as superintending the opening of military roads, erecting barracks, &c. with the exception of the Engineer & Ordnance Corps, are not placed on an equality with the rank & file of the army, who in all cases for extra duty receive additional compensation. The officers also of the two corps above named receive one dollar & fifty cents per day, when superintending Fortifications on other public works, the fatigues & privations of which will not bear a comparison with those attending the opening of roads through a wilderness country." Endorsement by Gen. Parker, dated Jan. 3, 1821, below docket. Several areas of paper fill; worn folds affect a few lines of text, which is of about medium boldness, and two letters of Taylor's rank, which is otherwise bold, with a few contemporary ink specks. Letter is enclosed in mylar for conservation, easily removed if desired. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP
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Truman, Harry -- TLS as President (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States (1945-53). Typed letter signed as President on pale green The White House letterhead, one page, 8¾ x 7", Washington, April 10, 1952. To Honorable Roy H. Webb in Burbank, Clifornia, thanking him for his letter and looking forward to seeing him when he comes to Washington. "I've notified Matt Connelly that, if possible, I'll make a drop in appearance at the Banquet for the United States Marshals. I hope it can be arranged." Minor creasing; two small pieces of tape on verso of integral leaf; otherwise, fine condition. Accompanied by a 10 x 8" B&W, smiling, head and shoulders photo of Truman, attached to foamboard. Estimate Value $400 - UP
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Truman, Harry S. -- Signature and Dapper Photo (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States (1945-53). Signature on 3½ x 4¾" pale green paper, n.p., n.d. Double matted with a 9½ x 7½ chest-up photo of a dapper Truman and framed to an overall size of 16¼ x 12¼". Estimate Value $150 - UP
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Truman, Harry S. -- Signed Citation For the Legion of Merit for a Soviet Officer (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States (1945-53). Typed document signed "Harry S Truman" as President, being a Citation for the Legion of Merit / Degree of Legionnaire, one page, on "The White House" letterhead, 10½ x 8", Washington, no date. The Citation reads, in part: "Lieutenant Colonel Michael Ulanovich Chernishev, Red Army, displayed exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as Commander of Artillery, 38th Infantry Guards Division, from 29 April to 9 May 1945. …His accomplishments contributed…to the shattering of German defenses in the vicinity of Schwerin, Germany and later to the link-up of the 38th Infantry Guards Division with elements of the 8th United States Infantry Division…." Signed by Truman in bold black ink. Fine.
Accompanied by a Certificate: "Legion of Merit / Degree of Legionnaire to Lieutenant Colonel Michael Ulanovich Chernishev, Red Army," one page, 10 x 12", Washington, April 9, 1946. Signed at the conclusion by the Adjutant General and by Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson. Fine. Blind embossed War Dept. seal is at bottom center. A lovely, colorful Legion of Merit badge is depicted at top. Docketed at top right in Russian. Light toning, else fine. Estimate Value $800 - UP
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Trump, Donald J. -- Signed US Flag, Signed Copy of "The Art of the Deal" and other Campaign and Presidential Ephemera (June 14, 1946) 45th President of the United States. From the campaign trail, a collection of two autographs by candidate Trump including a boldly signed 12 x 18" US flag in silver marker and a signed paperback edition of The Art of the Deal written by Tony Schwartz with Trump signing in bright red marker on the title page at a book signing in June of 2015. Collection also includes four 4 troy ounce silver coins .999 pure celebrating his 45 Presidency, one gold plated commemorative coin, a full color portrait commemorative coin, three fake bills (Denominations in 45, 2017, 2018) with his face printed on each, a Trump/Pence campaign cloth banner, two invitations to his inaugural and parade including tickets that went unused. Estimate Value $750 - UP
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Van Buren, Martin -- ALS as U.S. Senator From New York (1782-1862) 8th President of the United States (1837-41). Autograph letter signed "M.V. Buren" as U.S. Senator from New York, 1½ pages, 9¾ x 7¾", n.p., Sept. 1. 1923. To Judge Miller, in part, " I have been disappointed in not hearing from you or any one else before on the subject of the Otsego suit. I infer however that Mr. H. will be able to provide himself with other counsel and will be well pleased to find my influence counts. Our young Price fron N York is waiting here to go out with me. I will thank you to drop me a line by return post that I may either retain or send him off with certainty…." Partial split at seam of bifolium, affecting nothing, and a couple of small edge tears. Boldly penned and signed.
In 1821 Van Buren was made a member of the Congressional convention charged with revising New York's state constitution. The convention was instrumental in making Van Buren's reputation, but he was largely motivated by party politics. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party. Estimate Value $400 - UP
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Van Buren, Martin -- Autograph Letter Signed + Free Frank (1782-1862) 8th President of the United States (1837-1841). Autograph letter signed "M. Van Buren," in the last year of his life, one page, 8 x 5", Lindenwald, Aug. 2 (18)61. To John Law (1796-1873) who represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1861-1865 and had served as judge of the court of land claims from 1855 to 1857. Hurriedly writing "Judge Law" that he has just returned from a trip to the north and west and that he embraces the earliest opportunity to receive a visit from Law. Contemporary ink blotches. With envelope free franked "M Van Buren," addressed in Van Buren's hand to "The Honble. John Law / in Congress / Washington," with circular cancellation. Estimate Value $600 - UP
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Victoria -- Giving License to a British Captain to Wear an Ottoman Military Decoration (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and Empress of India (1876-1901). Partial document signed "Victoria Reg." as Queen of the United Kingdom and Ireland, one page, 12¾ x 8", place and date not visible. Granting to Trevor Patrick Breffney Ternan, Captain in the Manchester Regiment "Licence to accept and wear the Insignia of the Order of the Osmanieh of the Fourth Class." This was a military decoration of the Ottoman Empire which only had three classes until 1867. Sultan Abdülaziz travelled to Western Europe in the summmer of 1867, becoming the first Ottoman Sultan to do so. Captain Ternan must have performed some service for the Sultan for which he was being rewarded. Victoria's cream and wax seal is in left margin. Matted with an image of Victoria to an overall size of 16½ x 17½". Fine condition. Estimate Value $300 - UP
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Walton, George -- Signer From Georgia (1749-1804) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia. Partly-printed document signed "Geo Walton / Chf-Justive," one page, 12¼ x 8", Chatham County, Georgia (c. Feb. 1783). Walton approves a summons in a civil case, Herson vs Field, for the first Tuesday of March Term 1783. Numerous notations regarding the case on verso. There is some archival reinforcement on the back along one fold and chips along two folds. There is a fold across Walton's signature and the start of some fold separation, which can be repaired. The signature itself is a strong example with the fold separation just touching the starting stroke of his first initial. Estimate Value $600 - UP
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Washington Crossing the Delaware -- Rare Girardet Print From Leutze's Famous Painting. Engraved by Paul Girardet and published by Goupil & Co. Entered according to Act of Congress, 1853. The size of the engraving is 46 x 32¼" Framed to an overall size of 55½ x 42" using 100% museum-grade materials and techniques.
Emanuel Leutze's famous painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware commemorates the crossing of the Delaware River by General George Washington and the Continental Army on the night of December 25-26, 1776 in a surprise attack against the Hessian forces at Trenton, New Jersey, in the Battle of Trenton. The defeat of Johann Rall's Hessians was a psychological turning point in the Revolutionary War.
Washington's boat is the focus of the painting; other boats can be seen following in the background. Leutze's painting emphasizes the diverse culture of people living in the American colonies who were working together toward a common goal. They include a man in a Scottish bonnet and a man of African descent facing backward next to each other in the front, western riflemen at the bow and stern, two farmers in broad-brimmed hats near the back (one with a bandaged head), and an androgynous rower in a red shirt, possibly meant to be a woman in man's clothing. At the back of the boat is a man who appears to be wearing Native American garb. According to the 1853 exhibition catalog for Leutze's painting, Lieutenant James Monroe, the future fifth President of the United States, is the man standing next to Washington and holding the flag, and the man leaning over the side is General Nathanael Greene. General Edward Hand is shown seated and holding his hat within the vessel.
This particular print is rare. A similar rendition of this exact engraving is in the collection of George Washington's Mount Vernon and another is in the Yale University Art Gallery, acquired in 1975. Estimate Value $10,000 - UP
Purchased from Reiss & Sohn, Germany, in the 1990s; previous owner was a private collector in Kansas City, MO.
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[Washington, George] Original 1789 & 1797 Issues of The Gentleman's Magazine Regarding His Procession En Route to NYC and His Last State of the Union Address (1732-1799) First President of the United States (1789-1797). The June 1789 copy of The Gentleman's Magazine, which was published in London beginning in 1731, gives news from Philadelphia headed "America," on President Elect Washington's arrival in the city on his way to his inauguration in New York City, which would take place on April 30. "The number of spectators…was greater than on any other occasion we ever remember…Every countenance seemed to say, 'Long live George Washington, the Father of the People!'" A complete copy, 96 pages, 8¼ x 5", with three full-page plates. Very fine. With the January 1797 issue that purports to give President Washington's last state-of-the-union address, then prefaces the address by: "In our Supplement, p. 1089, we gave at length Gen. Washington's famous address to the United States on Sept. 17, 1796; and shall now copy the speech of this justly celebrated Statesman on opening the Congress, Dec. 7, omitting only a few passages relative to fnance and local regulations." This text takes over three pages and is signed "George Washington" in type. Included within this report is his address specific to the House of Representatives and Senate. Complete in 88 pages, 8½ x 5½", with both plates called for; some toning, else fine. Also included is a Sept. 17, 1795 issue of Thomas Paine's Federal Orrery, Boston, 4 pages, 16¾ x 10¾", containing a document on page 2 signed "Geo. Washington," in type, concerning the revocation of diplomatic privileges of Thomas William Moore. Toning, else fine. Estimate Value $250 - UP
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Wayne, Anthony -- Urgent 1781 ALS Asking for Supplies For the March to Virginia, Referencing Yorktown, Marquis Lafayette, and "our southern affairs" (1745-1796) American general, known as "Mad Anthony" who served in the Invasion of Quebec, the Philadelphia campaign and the Yorktown campaign during the American Revolution. President George Washington recalled Wayne from civilian life in order to lead an expedition in the Northwest Indian War. His forces defeated several Indian tribes at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, and the subsequent Treaty of Greenville ended the war.
Autograph letter signed "Anty Wayne" twice, 4 pages, 8 x 6 ½", Lancaster, May 11, 1781. To Joseph Reed (1741-85) who was President of the Supreme Executive of Pennsylvania, enclosing "an application to Mr. Henry for necessaries [not present] wanted for Colo Moylans Dragoons…your Excellency & the Honorable Council will see the Impracticability of his accomplishing this essential business without your Concurrance in the application of some part of the public money of this State now in his hands…Cattle are wanted, & may be procured to serve the Detatchment until we arrive in Virginia….I wish if possible to receive about sixty head by next Monday or Tuesday, at which period the fifth Regiment will reach Yorktown….I will endeavour to have everything in perfect readiness to take up our line of March from the General rendezvous Immediately after their Arrival."
On page 4 he adds a long postscript signed "Anty. Wayne": "Before this was Dispatched, I recd. Letters from the board of War, the Govr. Of Virginia, & the Marquis Lafayette of the most alarming nature, & pressing for the advance of the troops under my Command with all possible expedition." He will "call upon the Purchasing Commissary for some cattle in full confidence that council will adopt the measure & make due allowances for a conduct only warranted by necessity & the critical situation of our southern affairs." Written on laid, watermarked paper with a few corrections in Wayne's hand; reinforcement at seam of bifolium, lightly touching a couple of letters in the postscript text, and ink burn on one crossed-out word. Stained at bottom edge of first leaf. Boldly penned and signed twice. An important Revolutionary War-date letter.
________________________. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Swann, Apr 17, 2012, lot 134.
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[Wayne, Anthony] Northwest Indian War Pension Affidavit For A Soldier Who Served Under "Mad Anthony" Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Manuscript document, being a deposition given by John Clark, 3 pages, 11¾ x 7½", n.p., n.d., but fall of 1799 is the last date mentioned in the affidavit. Clark swears that he "served in the Northwestern Army commanded by Genl. Wayne and was engaged in the Battle with the Indians [The Battle of Fallen Timbers, Aug. 20, 1794] which took place not far from the Miami River." He was in Capt. Lyman's Company and Col. Strang's Regiment, and Major Buel was the major of the regiment. The deposition reads, in part: "After the Battle, the army went to Greenville. The Deponent assisted in building Fort Defiance … After the peace with the Indians [1795] the army was ordered for Detroit and in going from Fort Miami unto Detroit the feet of this Deponent were badly frozen in the manner set forth in his memorial. The Deponent understands that this was the first time the Port at Detroit was taken possession of by the United States; and several companies of British Troops marched out of Detroit at the time of our taking possession…" Because of his frozen feet, his officers and the physician of the Army recommended to the Secretary of War that Clark should get a pension of $3 per month, but because of bureaucratic delays and mistakes, he had still not received anything by 1799 and the paperwork could not be found. This affidavit is to reconstitute the lost paperwork. Lightly toned, else fine. Estimate Value $1,600 - UP
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Wells, Henry -- American Express Company Stock Certificate Signed as President Plus Merchants Union Express Co. Certificate Signed by E.P. Ross (1805-1878) American businessman instrumental in the formation of the American Express Company and Wells Fargo & Company. Document signed as president of American Express Company, being a stock certificate for two shares issued to Sarah M. Griswold, May 19, 1866. Fine condition. With a stock certificate for ten shares of Merchants Union Express Co, issued to J.N. Knapp of Auburn, NY, Jan.1, 1869, signed by E.P. Ross as president. Fine. The two companies merged in 1868 to form the American Merchants Union Express. In 1873 the name was changed to American Express Company. Estimate Value $600 - UP
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Wells, Henry and William G. Fargo. Document signed "Henry Wells" as president and "Wm G. Fargo" as Secretary, 7¾ x 11½", New York, April 30, 1863. Being an American Express Company stock certificate for one share issued to T.H. Loomis of Westfield, Mass. Countersigned by Treasurer Alexander Holland. Toned, with 5¢ stamp at top left and two blue company stamps. Matted with images and biographical blurbs of Wells and Fargo and framed to an overall size of 28½ x 22¼". Estimate Value $800 - UP
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William III -- DS as King of England Regarding a Commission to Examine and Redress Abuses in the Army (1650-1702) Prince of Orange and a Protestant, he married his Protestant cousin, Mary Stuart (daughter of James II, a Catholic). After the Glorious Revolution (1688), which overthrew James II, William and Mary were invited to co-rule England, Scotland, and Ireland, which they did until her death in 1694; he continued to rule until his death in 1702. Manuscript document signed "William R", as King, one page, 12¼ x 7¾", Kensington, May 8, 1695. In part: "Whereas by our Commission the 10:th day of March last, We were Pleased to Direct and appoint …Mainhard Duke of Schonburg Generall of Our Horse & other the Cheif officers of Our Army, to meet and assemble twice every week or oftner as there should be occasion for the examining and redressing of abuses in Our Army…any Three with Our Said Generall of the Horse, Should be a Quorum. Now…for the future any Two of them, with the Said Duke of Schonburg, or the officer in Chief att London…shall be a Quorum…" Written on laid paper. Boldly penned and signed. Fine condition. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP
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